Package and receptacle for brushes



Jun 1964 L. R. SCHUMANN PACKAGE AND RECEPTACLE FOR BRUSHES Filed May 17,1963 FIG. I

INVENTOR LAWRENCE R. SCHUMANN ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,136,409PACKAGE AND RECEPTACLE FOR BRUSHES Lawrence R. Schumann, Boston, Mass.,assignor to Star Brush Manufacturing Co., Inc, Boston, Mass, acorporation of New York Filed May 17, 1963, Ser. No. 281,282 1 Claim.(Cl. 20615.1)

This invention comprises a new and improved package and re-useablereceptacle for brushes. It may be used for packaging brushes forshipment, distribution and sales display. It may also be used andre-used by the purchaser not only to protect the enclosed brush fromdust and debris but also against drying out or oxidation of residualpaint or oils thereon thereby prolonging the life of the brush.

These and other advantages of the invention will be best understood andappreciated from the following description of a preferred embodimentthereof selected for purposes of illustration and shown in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a view of the package and receptacle in front elevation; and

FIG. 2 is a corresponding view in side elevation.

The package and receptacle as herein shown is formed of flexible andtransparent polyvinyl sheet material or any equivalent material havingsimilar characteristics. It has a back panel and a shorter front panel11 of which the upper edge is shown at 11'. The longitudinal edges ofthe two panels are united and heat sealed. The back panel 10 is foldedat the upper edge 12 of the package and merges into a downwardlyextending flap 13 having a rounded edge which overlaps the upper portionof the front panel 11.

A snap fastener 14 located above the upper edge 11 of the front panel isarranged to detachably connect the flap 13 and the back panel 10 forholding the package in closed condition. A hang-up hole 15 is providedin the flap and back panel at a point above the snap fastener and justbelow the folded edge 12 of the package.

The back and front panels are drawn together at the bottom of thepackage into acentral constricted throat 16, thus forming a support forthe enclosed brush so that the latter may be held within the packagewith its bristles fully protected but located entirely below the snapfastener and in flat, undistorted condition.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that the flexible andtransparent sheath of the package is useful in packaging brushes fordistribution, storage and display advertising. It is also apparent thatthe package may be used and re-used by the purchaser, and that when soused the enclosed brush is held in flat, fully protected position withits bristles held flat and undistorted between the front and backpanels. While thus enclosed, the bristles are protected againstoxidation or drying out of 3,136,409 Patented June 9, 1964 any residualpaint or oil so that the brush is in condition for immediate use uponbeing withdrawn from the hang-up receptacle.

The clarity of this particular material and the complete absence ofcardboard or paper in the wrapper (which is the customary package in theindustry today) enables the purchaser easily to see the entire brush,i.e. width, length of hair, etc. The open flap 11 at the top permits thepurchaser easily and quickly to inspect the brush by sliding it upward.

Having thus disclosed by invention and described in detail anillustrated embodiment thereof, I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

A package and re-useable receptacle for brushes comprising a transparentenclosure of flexible polyvinyl sheet material having back and frontpanels, the back panel being longer than the front panel and foldedacross the top of the package thus providing a downwardly extending flapoverlapping the front panel, a snap fastener securing the downwardlyextending flap to the back panel above the top edge of the front panel,and the flap and back panel being united at their lower ends to form acentral constricted throat for the passage of the brush handle andprovided with a hang-up hole located above the snap fastener whereby abrush will settle in the enclosure of the hang-up package with itsbristles fully protected, undistorted and located entirely below thesnap fastener and in such position that it may be pushed upwardly by itsprojected handle to expose the bristles for inspection by contactwithout the necessity of releasing the snap fastener of the flap.

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